Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-14
A SPLENDID WINTER RESORT.
Some Points About one of the Most
AttraCiiYe NpOIs in FLORIDA.

Some Points About one or the host
Attractive spots in Florida.
WINTER PARK, ORANGE Co., FLA,
Jan. l3.-No wonder Winter Park is pop
ular with the travelling public. Stepping
OFF the cars these warm and balmy morn
iugs, with a beautiful village In front
nesting amid the orange groves and the
tail and stately pines, with the towers Of
| beautiful residences shooting up here and
there and the stately St minOle shO wing
in iull magnlhceuCe IN the background
all these form a picture that is certainly
InNlun% TO the pleasure-seeker. ms
popular resort is well located and It's
picturesque appearance adds to It's at
tIactIYeuess, 10 less than does the open
handed hospitality and luxurious accom-
M dations OF the Seminole. 1t is one of
the most pleasant places on the line OF
the south Florida and is growing fast.
Great additions have been made to the
Seminole this last year by The Winter Park
| Company, and to-day Messrs. Forbes q
Paige nave one Of the most magnificent
hostelries in the State. It's appointments
are tirst-class and even luxurious, and no
pains are spared on the menu. It's Vlsl-
tors during the season. are legion, and
withdrawing the fact, authuritatiyely
announced by Jacksonville paper, that
tue tourist travel has gone elsewhere, IL
has more guests today than it had last
year at this date. This goes to prove the
TACT that the winter travel is getting later
every year. "Queenly Winter Park"
will ways have ner full share, for Ii one
comes here once their fate is sealed
"Once visitor always one" Among the
notaOies spending the winter we note
Hon. b. f. kro"es and family, Worces-
ter, Mass; eX-COngress man KassOn, OF
Iowa; A. w Rollins and wife, of Chicago.
Nj. Rollins Is the founder of the college
here, aud one OF its greatest beneiactOrs;
p. Pecknam and family, OF st. Louis; Mr..
Risley, II New York millionaire, and a
great traveller Des des. Many other promi-
nent people are here also tor the season.
MIR. f. b. Knowles is building three fine
cottages on lnterlachen avenue; they
will COST fully $2 900 each. DR.. Gamble
Is efcc ing a handsome $500 cottage.
Mr.. COmStOcK, OF CuIcagO, Treasurer OF
tue Winter PARK Company, is erecting a
very handsome residence on the upper
end OF Lake OsceOla. 1t Will cost some
5000, and a fine barn and other buildings
also gong up Will cost an additional
$1,000. Mr.. COms,ock is an old friend of
Elorida's and believes IN her future. Mr..
Chauncey Denny, wealthy NOrthtield,
w., merchant, came here for pleasure,
was enchanted, purchased two line lots
near the Hotel Park and will probably
put up a winter residence this year.
Hugh McCollum, Winter Parks WIDE
awake real estate agent, will put up a
handsome office tor his increasing bust
ness soon, making it sufficiently large for
one or two stores.
WORK ON THE ORLANDO AND WINTER
PARK
railroad will commence on Jan. 10. 1t
will be a great convenience for the resi-
dents OF the two towns.
The new readnt room, organized by
the enterprising ladies' OF this place, is a
grand success. The ladies deserve great
announcement and credit tor their pub
lie spirit.
"lncorporation" is now the cry. Meas
ures are now being taken, aud in sixty
days His Honor tue Mayor Will be In su-
preme command of this beautiful place.
Mr.. j. >. Copen, the genial and energetic
sec eta-y OF tue Winter Park Company,
would ill that position with credit.
One thousand boxes of fine oranges
were shipped to Iowa last Saturday from
here, from Judge MizzelPs Oak Grove.
They were placed in a refrigerator car
and will be carried through by fast
freight. Some 200 boxes are already sold
at $4 % and 81 %, netting the shipper
probably So % or more. This is a ven
ture, and from all reports VIII be sue
cesslul move.
II. S. CHUBB, THE INDEFATIGABLE
head of the Winter Park COmpauy's real
estate department, is as busy as a bee
nowadays and reports many sales. He's
a ruSher.
Rollins College opened last week with
fine attendance, some 100 pupils answer
Ing the roll call. There are
eleven professors and teach
ers connected with this ipstitu-
ton, and it has an endowment fund Of
5000 900 This is one OF the best colleges
In the State and should be we'll patronIzed.
1t certainly has helped this section
greatly.